Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: GE.UMS FS.E Mead / College 2d - Geschichte	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Now available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, A History of Modern Latin America offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the rich cultural and political history of this vibrant region from the onset of independence to the present day. Includes coverage of the recent opening of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba as well as a new chapter exploring economic growth and environmental sustainability Balances accounts of the lives of prominent figures with those of ordinary people from a diverse array of social, racial, and ethnic backgrounds Features first-hand accounts, documents, and excerpts from fiction interspersed throughout the narrative to provide tangible examples of historical ideas Examines gender and its influence on political and economic change and the important role of popular culture, including music, art, sports, and movies, in the formation of Latin American cultural identity? Includes all-new study questions and topics for discussion at the end of each chapter, plus comprehensive updates to the suggested readings. (The British Library)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction to the land and its people / Latin America in 1790 / Competing notions of freedom / Fragmented nationalisms / Latin America's place in the commodity chain / Immigration, and urban and rural life / Revolution from countryside to city : Mexico / The left and the socialist alternative / Populism and the struggle for change / Post-World War II struggles for sovereignty / Cuba : guerrillas take power / Progress and reaction / Revolution and its alternatives / The Americas in the Twenty-First Century / A future of sustainable cooperation? /